JWST 240 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Middle Ages, Mercantilism, Counter-Reformation
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Martin luther on the jews and their lies (1543) Racial science was credible during this time period. There was a shift in popular christian attitudes towards the jews of europe. The end of the middle ages was a hostile environment for the christian outsiders. Not just for the jews in europe, but muslims and others. The other groups were not very numerous at the time, so the attention focused on the jewish minority. The reformation is the first turning point that brings forward the new possibility of better treatment towards jewish people. Martin luther hated the catholic church and had a better inclination towards jews, he published a pamphlet in 1523 where he stated that. Jesus was born a jew and therefore there needs to be respect towards the jewish counterparts. Quickly he changed his views, this shift has to do with the fact that.
